diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 17cdc017a6..4bb9d30fac 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -193,7 +193,11 @@ type BlockchainLogger interface {
 	OnBlockchainInit(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig)
 	// OnBlockStart is called before executing `block`.
 	// `td` is the total difficulty prior to `block`.
-	OnBlockStart(block *types.Block, td *big.Int, finalized *types.Header, safe *types.Header)
+	// `skip` indicates processing of this previously known block
+	// will be skipped. OnBlockStart and OnBlockEnd will be emitted to
+	// convey how chain is progressing. E.g. known blocks will be skipped
+	// when node is started after a crash.
+	OnBlockStart(block *types.Block, td *big.Int, finalized *types.Header, safe *types.Header, skip bool)
 	OnBlockEnd(err error)
 	OnGenesisBlock(genesis *types.Block, alloc GenesisAlloc)
 	OnBeaconBlockRootStart(root common.Hash)
@@ -1808,7 +1812,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			}
 			stats.processed++
 			if bc.logger != nil {
-				bc.logger.OnBlockStart(block, bc.GetTd(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1), bc.CurrentFinalBlock(), bc.CurrentSafeBlock())
+				bc.logger.OnBlockStart(block, bc.GetTd(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1), bc.CurrentFinalBlock(), bc.CurrentSafeBlock(), true)
 				bc.logger.OnBlockEnd(nil)
 			}
 
@@ -1937,7 +1941,7 @@ type blockProcessingResult struct {
 func (bc *BlockChain) processBlock(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, start time.Time, setHead bool) (_ *blockProcessingResult, blockEndErr error) {
 	if bc.logger != nil {
 		td := bc.GetTd(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1)
-		bc.logger.OnBlockStart(block, td, bc.CurrentFinalBlock(), bc.CurrentSafeBlock())
+		bc.logger.OnBlockStart(block, td, bc.CurrentFinalBlock(), bc.CurrentSafeBlock(), false)
 		defer func() {
 			bc.logger.OnBlockEnd(blockEndErr)
 		}()
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 433950d9c6..64d623da1f 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ type StateLogger interface {
 	OnCodeChange(addr common.Address, prevCodeHash common.Hash, prevCode []byte, codeHash common.Hash, code []byte)
 	OnStorageChange(addr common.Address, slot common.Hash, prev, new common.Hash)
 	OnLog(log *types.Log)
-	// OnNewAccount is called when a new account is created.
-	// Reset indicates an account existed at that address
-	// which will be replaced.
-	OnNewAccount(addr common.Address, reset bool)
 }
 
 // StateDB structs within the ethereum protocol are used to store anything
@@ -662,9 +658,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) GetOrNewStateObject(addr common.Address) *stateObject {
 func (s *StateDB) createObject(addr common.Address) (newobj, prev *stateObject) {
 	prev = s.getDeletedStateObject(addr) // Note, prev might have been deleted, we need that!
 	newobj = newObject(s, addr, nil)
-	if s.logger != nil {
-		s.logger.OnNewAccount(addr, prev != nil)
-	}
 	if prev == nil {
 		s.journal.append(createObjectChange{account: &addr})
 	} else {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/directory/noop.go b/eth/tracers/directory/noop.go
index e784b6c846..5f6546cfbe 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/directory/noop.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/directory/noop.go
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ func (*NoopTracer) OnStorageChange(a common.Address, k, prev, new common.Hash) {
 
 func (*NoopTracer) OnLog(log *types.Log) {}
 
-func (*NoopTracer) OnNewAccount(a common.Address, reset bool) {}
-
 // GetResult returns an empty json object.
 func (t *NoopTracer) GetResult() (json.RawMessage, error) {
 	return json.RawMessage(`{}`), nil
diff --git a/eth/tracers/live/noop.go b/eth/tracers/live/noop.go
index 822fbbaea3..beb532a423 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/live/noop.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/live/noop.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (t *noop) CaptureTxStart(env *vm.EVM, tx *types.Transaction, from common.Ad
 func (t *noop) CaptureTxEnd(receipt *types.Receipt, err error) {
 }
 
-func (t *noop) OnBlockStart(b *types.Block, td *big.Int, finalized, safe *types.Header) {
+func (t *noop) OnBlockStart(b *types.Block, td *big.Int, finalized, safe *types.Header, skip bool) {
 }
 
 func (t *noop) OnBlockEnd(err error) {
@@ -91,8 +91,5 @@ func (t *noop) OnLog(l *types.Log) {
 
 }
 
-func (t *noop) OnNewAccount(a common.Address, reset bool) {
-}
-
 func (t *noop) OnGasChange(old, new uint64, reason vm.GasChangeReason) {
 }
diff --git a/eth/tracers/native/mux.go b/eth/tracers/native/mux.go
index 1175cc768a..70af63e752 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/native/mux.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/native/mux.go
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ func (t *muxTracer) OnLog(log *types.Log) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *muxTracer) OnNewAccount(a common.Address, reset bool) {
-	for _, t := range t.tracers {
-		t.OnNewAccount(a, reset)
-	}
-}
-
 // GetResult returns an empty json object.
 func (t *muxTracer) GetResult() (json.RawMessage, error) {
 	resObject := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)